2025 Bronze Telly Award winner. As a second-generation Indian American, motivational speaker Swapna Kakani knows firsthand “how important it is to empower, but also increase, the patient voice.” Swapna speaks of inequities in race, gender and geography which can all impact “how healthcare is delivered to the patient and family.” She says, “I think a big core part of the problem is that people who are experiencing inequities are not being asked, are not being listened to, so let’s start asking the questions because I think a lot will be unearthed.”